Judas Priest

About Judas Priest

Judas Priest is a British heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1970. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in the latter half of the 1970s, the band struggled with indifferently-produced records, repeated changes of drummer and a lack of major commercial success or attention until 1980, when they adopted a more simplified sound on the album British Steel, which helped shoot them to rock superstar status.

Their influence, while mainly Rob Halford’s operatic vocal style and the twin guitar sound, has been adopted by many bands. Their image of leather, spikes, and other taboo articles of clothing were widely influential during the glam metal era of the 1980s.